Author Lincoln Paine on "The Sea and Civilization"

Author Lincoln Paine has just published "The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World." The book retells human history through the lens of maritime travel, revealing how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, and how goods, languages, religions and entire cultures spread across and along the world's waterways.

Lincoln Paine will several appearances scheduled over the next few weeks. He'll be at Royal River Books at The Royal Bean in Yarmouth on Saturday, November 16th, at the Portland Public Library on Wednesday, November 20th and at Maine Historical Society in Portland on Thursday, December 12.